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| places where care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long-term facilities, and treatment centers. |
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Long-term Care
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| given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care. |
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| medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist; it is available 24 hours a day. It is ordered by a doctor and involves a treatment plan. |
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| many health insurance plans employ cost-control strategies. Seeks to control costs by limiting plan members' choice of healthcare providers and facilities. |
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Health Maintenance Organization
HMOs |
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| Is an example of managed health care. It is a method of health insurance in which a person has to use a particular doctor or group of doctors except in case of emergency |
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Preferred Provider Organizations
PPOs |
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| a network of providers that contract to provide health services to a group of people |
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Activities of Daily Living
ADLs |
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| personal daily care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and nails, eating, drinking, walking, transferring, and elimination. |
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| a term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination and purposeful living. |
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Patient Centered Care |
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| emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care and recognizes and develops his or her capabilities. |
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Terminal Illness |
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| the illness will eventually cause death |
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Chronic Conditions
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| the conditions last a long period of time, even a lifetime. Can include, physical disabilities, heart disease, and dementia. |
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| a 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries. |
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| as the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating. |
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Medical Doctor
MD |
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| diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment |
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Doctor of Osteopathy
DO |
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| Diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment. They graduate from four-year medical schools after they obtain their bachelor's degrees. |
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Physical Therapist
PT or DPT |
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| evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability and regain or maintain mobility |
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Speech-Language Pathologist
SLP |
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| identifies communication disorders, addresses factors involved in recovery, and develops a plan of care to meet recovery goals. They teach exercises to help the resident improve or overcome speech problems. They also evaluate a person's ability to swallow food and drink. |
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Medical Social Worker
MSW |
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| determines residents' needs and helps get them support services, such as counseling and financial assistance. |
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Registered Dietitian
RD |
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| assesses a resident's nutritional status and develops a treatment plan to improve health and manage illness. They create diets to meet residents' special needs and may also supervise the preparation of food and educate people about nutrition. |
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Residence and Residence Family
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| the resident is an important member of the care team. They provide person-centered care means placing the resident's well-being first and giving them the right to make decisions and choices about their own care. |
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| identifying with the feelings of others. |
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| sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others. |
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Scope of Practice |
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| the task that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law |
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| the quality or state of being in accordance with the law |
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